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1863 Open Championship

FieldValue
name1863 Open Championship
dates18 September 1863
locationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
coursePrestwick Golf Club
field14 players
purse£10
winners_shareNil
championSCO Willie Park, Sr.
score168
previous1862
next1864

|UK Scotland

The 1863 Open Championship was the fourth Open Championship and was again held at Prestwick Golf Club. Eight professionals and six amateurs contested the event in wet and windy weather, with Willie Park, Sr. winning the championship for the second time, by two shots from Tom Morris, Sr.

As in previous years, the contest was held over three rounds of the twelve-hole links course. For the first time there was prize money for those finishing 2nd, 3rd and 4th, although the winner only received the Challenge Belt for the next year.

Davie Park, younger brother of Willie, led after the first round with a score of 55. An excellent second round 54 meant that Willie led by four strokes. Eventually Willie won by two strokes from Morris, spoiling Morris's attempt at a third consecutive win, which would have given him outright possession of the Challenge Belt, although Morris took the second prize of £5.

Final leaderboard

Source:

Friday, 18 September 1863

PlacePlayerScoreMoney
1SCO Willie Park, Sr.56-54-58=168
2SCO Tom Morris, Sr.56-58-56=170£5
3SCO Davie Park55-63-54=172£3
4SCO Andrew Strath61-55-58=174£2
5ENG George Daniel Brown58-61-57=176
6SCO Robert Andrew62-57-59=178
7SCO Charlie Hunter61-61-62=184
8SCO James Knight (a)66-65-59=190
9SCO James Miller (a)63-63-66=192
10SCO Peter Chalmers65-67-65=197
10SCO J. F. Johnston65-66-65=197
10SCO James Paxton197

References

References

  1. "The Open - 4th Open - Prestwick 1863".
  2. (19 September 1863). "Prestwick Golf Club.". Ayrshire Express.
  3. Brenner, Morgan G.. (2009). "The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008". McFarland.
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